But with what?I've been thinking a USB hub. I prefer not to modify the outside at all, so the ports need to line up with the hole where the zip drive is (unless someone has a better idea), and it would need to be powered by the computer, as the only USB 2.0 cards for Mac that I've found have only one internal usb port.

Has anyone done a mod like this here, and could they point me in the right direction for parts? I remember a while back there was a hub that could be placed in there, specifically made to replace the zip drive, but I can't find it anywhere (it would help to know the name).

That's pretty much what I'm planning, although I plan to use a pci card with an internal port. I want the front ports to be usb 2.0, as the back ones are 1.0. The pci card would also give me a few 2.0 ports in the back.

Although, I am curious to see how the first one, with the modified bezel, was done.

I have a "Sweet Multiport" by Gee Three which fits all models of G4 & G3 smurfs. It has firewire 400, USB and memory card (SD, CF, memory stick) ports on the front. The PCI card it comes with is USB 1.1 so I use a newer USB 2 card with an internal port to power it. The kit sold for about $50 new. They're hard to find now, try the LEM swap list (Google Group).

I have a "Sweet Multiport" by Gee Three which fits all models of G4 & G3 smurfs. It has firewire 400, USB and memory card (SD, CF, memory stick) ports on the front. The PCI card it comes with is USB 1.1 so I use a newer USB 2 card with an internal port to power it. The kit sold for about $50 new. They're hard to find now, try the LEM swap list (Google Group).

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